Internship Coordinator - Transfer High School BHSLCS

Position: Internship Coordinator Transfer High School

Program/Department: Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community Service

Reports to: Program Director

Work Location: Clinton Hill Brooklyn NY

Hours: Full Time 35 hours per week - Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm This position is fully in-person and does not offer any remote work.

Salary Range: $42000 - $51000

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

Position Summary

Brooklyn Community Services is one of Brooklyns first and largest non-sectarian social services agencies. BCS which presently serves more than 10000 individuals annually is committed to a broad and diverse range of services including education and child care; services to strengthen families; and services to foster self-sufficiency for adults.

Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community Service is a small academically rigorous full-time New York City Department of Education Transfer School designed to re-engage high school students who are over-age and under-credited or have dropped out of high school. BCS is directly responsible for the administration of the schools Learning-to-Work Program which enhances the schools academic component by offering additional academic support career and education exploration work preparation skills development and internships.

Responsibilities:

-Develop and oversee the implementation of the work readiness and internship programs at the school.

-Conduct orientation workshops for students interested in participating in the internship programs.

-Assist interested students with completing the required documents to enroll into the internship program.

-Meet with students perform work readiness assessments and assist them in identifying career choices.

-Build a career plan for each student based on assessments and goals - update every 3 months

- Work with both LTW and Learn and Earn interns

- Build partnerships with Pratt CUNY LIU to bring in and supervisor credential courses

- Conduct weekly seminars focusing on career and work readiness skills for all Internship Program participants aligned with CDOSS requirements.

- Develop and maintain a network of community-based internship placement sites aligned with students career interests.

- Organize and facilitate relevant Career and Job Readiness workshops panels and fairs such as Career Panels Job Fairs College trips etc.

- Ensure internship positions are clearly described in job description format and are posted when a position becomes available.

-Assist students with employment/internship applications including assisting students with developing employment portfolios that include resumes cover letter samples etc.

- Visit internship sites monthly and meet with supervisors bi-weekly to assess intern progress growth and professional development.

- Oversee performance evaluation for all interns.

-Document all work and keep case records on all students on caseload as required.

- Complete PAF for all students that are enrolled or program separation.

-Submit intern timesheets bi-weekly

-Complete a monthly Learning to Work Report for data collection purposes.

-Work closely with school and counseling team personnel as a member of the interdisciplinary team to best meet the holistic needs of the student.

-Oversees program development and execution of all workforce development services

-Communicate with Alumni and share resources that can connect them to job opportunities.

- Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required:

-Bachelors degree required MSW preferred.

-Professionalism and ability to work as a team.

- Experience and demonstrated skill in working with youth and families required.

- Excellent organizational written and communication skills.

- Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based and/or youth development perspective.

BCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.